26 OCTOBER 1956, Page 31

FRUIT STORING Keeping fruit is a, major problem in a

year of plenty for the person normally accustomed to a meagre crop. The temperature of the store should be roughly 45° F., and apples and pears should first be left in heaps to make them heat. They can then be set out, in trays in darkness, and inspected from time to time as the weather changes.